National Weather Service: Flood Warning , Wind Advisory

Athens, GA

Current Conditions

Light Rain

52 °F

Light Rain

16 mph from the WSW

46 °F

29.56 in

82%

7.0 miles

Greensboro, GA

Updated — 1:00 PM EST on January 07, 2009

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Forecast for Clarke (30601)

Wind Advisory in effect until 7 PM EST this evening...
Wednesday
rain
Rain Showers
H 56° / L 38°
Thursday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 54° / L 32°
Friday
clear
Clear
H 59° / L 38°
Saturday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 59° / L 31°
Sunday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 52° / L 32°
Today

Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning...then partly sunny with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds up to 10 mph.

Friday

Sunny. Highs around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

Saturday

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Statement as of 11:35 am EST on January 07, 2009

Flood Warning


The National Weather Service in Peachtree City Georgia has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Oconee river near Penfield
* until Thursday afternoon
* at 11am Wednesday the stage was... 9.4 feet and rising
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 11.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise
to near 11.2 feet after midnight. The river will fall below flood
stage Thursday morning.
* At 11.0 feet... flood stage is reached. Minor flooding occurs. The
right bank begins to overflow into agricultural lands and pastures.





Statement as of 10:51 am EST on January 7, 2009

Wind Advisory


... Wind Advisory now in effect until 7 PM EST this evening
for north and central Georgia...

The Wind Advisory for north and central Georgia is now in effect
from 11 am EST this morning until 7 PM EST this evening.

A cold front has pushed into south and southeast Georgia this
morning. The pressure gradient behind the front continues to
strengthen... and is now creating strong northwesterly winds in
its wake. Therefore... the beginning time of this advisory has been
moved up to begin at 11 am EST this morning. Winds across north
and central Georgia are beginning to gust to around 25 mph... and
the sustained winds are expected to increase to around 22 to 25
mph with gust near 35 mph by this afternoon. These strong winds
will persist into the early evening hours.

Remember... a Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 20 to 35
mph or wind gusts of at least 35 mph are expected. Winds this
strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile
vehicles. Use extra caution.





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